Steam turret



April 2,1929; c. H. BILTY ET m. 1,707,793

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swam runner Filed June 27. 1927 2 Shots-Sheet 3 a 11* A 1 V I EU Patented Apr. 2, 1929. UNITED STATES PATENT" QFFICE.

CHARLES H. BILTY AND OSCAR c. PETERSON, or MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

STEAM runner.

Application filed June 27, 1927. Serial No. 201,761.

Our invention relates to a combination those operated by saturated steam, as for exsteam turret more especially intended for ample the lubricators and injectors. use on superheated steam locomotives; the Our invention consists in providing a single invention having for its object the provision combination steam turret adapted to receive 6 of a steam turret so constructed as to permit both saturated steam and superheated steam a convenient arrangement of the various in separate but adjacentlv arranged chamvalves whereby the same may be easily operers or compartments, while at the same time ated from the cab of the locomotive by means providing an emergency shut-off valve for of a suitable system of operating rods; while the saturated steam compartment when occa- 65 at the same time providing a turret adapted sion for adjustment or repair of the valves in to receive both saturated and superheated the various steam lines, leading to the satusteam in separate compartments or chambers rated steam operated auxiliaries, arises. and permit the flow of either, or both, quali- Our improved turret comprises a suitable ties of steam, as desired, to the various auxilhousing 10, preferably consisting of a single 70 iaries of a locomotive operated by saturated piece casting, provided with a flanged base steam and those operated by a superheated 11 having suitable bolt receiving holes 12 quality of steam. whereby the turret may be properly secured The invention also has for its object the on the boiler shell 13 of the locomotive as provision of a turret provided with an emershown in Figure 1. The base 11 is provided 75 gency shut-off valve for the saturated steam with an upwardly disposed steam inlet pascompartment, in order that repair of the vasage or port 14 for receiving saturated steam rious valves in lines leading from the saturatfrom a suitable point in the locomotive boiler ed steam compartment may be made should 13; and this base 11 is provided with a dieoccasion require. phragm or transversely disposed partition 15 25 The objects and advantages of our invenhaving port or opening 16 therethrough, tion will be readily comprehended from the which is controlled by what is known as a detailed description of the accompanying master valve 17 provided with hand-wheel18 drawings, wherein for manual operation. In order to provide Figure 1 illustrates our improved turret in for easy manipulation of the valve, the dia- 30 side elevation and as applied to a locomotive phragm 15 and likewise valve 17 with its operboiler shell. ating stem and hand wheel 18, are shown ar- Figure 2 is a view taken substantially on ranged at an inclination in order that the the line 22 of Figurev 1, looking in the dihand wheel 18 may be disposed rearward torection of the arrows; certain portions or ward the engine-cab. The partition or dia- 35 pipes being broken away and shown in secphragm 15 in reality is a part of the main tion. bottom wall 19 of the saturated steam receiv- Figure 3 is a sectional plan of our improved ing chamber 20. The housing is preferably turret. elongated laterally into the somewhat rec- Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the tangular form shown in Figure 2 in order 40 line H of Figure 3, looking in the direction to provide a suitable saturated steam receivof the arrows. ing chamber 20 permitting the requisite num- Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken bcr of connections to be made therewith for substantially on the line 55 of Figure 3, operating the various auxiliaries operated looking in the direction of the arrows. by saturated steam. A superheated locomotives that are now own The top wall 21 of the steam chamber 20 ing into use in railroad practice employ front is preferably also shown disposed at an incliend throttles and have, as one of their chief nation, in parallel spaced relation with the features, the use of superheated steam for bottom wall19; and at a point in alignment operating various auxiliaries, such as the with the valve-port 16, is provided with a pump, the electric generator for train lighttapped opening to receive the threaded base ing, the whistle, the steam coils for train 22 of the valve-stem sleeve member 23 proheating, blowers, dynamo for locomotive vided with a transverse wall 24 having an inheadlights, etc.; and the. usual practice is to ternally threaded hub to receive the threaded employ two separate steam turrets to take portion 25 of the valve-stem. The guide 5 care of the various auxiliaries operated by member 23 is shown tapering toward the top superheated steam as above enumerated and and externally threaded to receive the pack- I Cu Cir

ing-nut 26; the guide member 23 having an apertured diaphragm 27 slightly beneath the immediate upper end, for guiding the valvestem and to retain suitable packing.

The saturated steam chamber 20 at opposite ends is shown provided with tapped openings to receive the conduits or pipes for conveying steam to the auxiliaries operated by saturated steam, as for example the lubricators and injectors of the locomotive. These conduits or'pipes are shown provided with the valves 28, 29, respectively, whereby the flow of steam to the respective auxiliary is controlled.

It is apparent from the construction thus far described, that, in the event repair in either of the steam lines controlled by valves 28, 29, or in the valves themselves, becomes necessary, it may be readilyaccomplished by closing the master valve 18. The valve 18 is normally open when the locomotive is in operation, so that saturated steam may flow to the injectors and lubricators which are sup-. plied by the lines having valves 28 and 29.

The upper part of the turret is also chambered throughout its length to provide a superheated steam receiving chamber or compa-rtment 30. In order to accommodate the master valve 18 and permit its proper and desired positioning, the turret is shown with an overhanging portion 31 shown preferably of arcuate formation, see Figure 3. This portion 31 is also chambered and constitutes a portion of the superheated steam receiving chamber 30, which receives superheated steam through the forwardly presented inlet nipple 32 to which the superheated steam pipe 33 is suitably connected; the pipe 33 leading to a suitable valved connection arranged at the forward end of the locomotive. Niththe upper part of the turret formed to provide the elongated superheated steam chamber or compartment 30, a plurality of outlet ports are possible to receive the varying siz'ed outlet pipes, as for example shown at 34, 35, 36 and 37, whereby superheated steam is conveyed to the various auxiliaries operated with superheated steam as hereinhefore stated. The various lines or pipes 34, 35, 36 and 37 are each provided with suitable valves located adjacent to the turret, so that each may be independently controlled; certain of these valves with hand-wheels being shown at 38, 39 while other valves, as for example valves l0 and ll are shown provided with extensions or rods 42, a3 having suitable operative connection with the respective valvestems. These rods 12, as extend rearwardly into the cab at or the locomotive where they are rotatably mounted in a suitable bracket, as at 45, and their free ends provided with hand-wheels as shown in Figure 1 to enable easy operation of the valves when occasion requires. It is obvious that all of the valves of the auxiliary supply lines may be controlled by. suitable rods leading into the cab; the emergency shutoff valve 18 being preferably operated as shown.

It is apparent that with our improved turret any desired number 01 outlets may be provided in the saturated steam compartment and in the superheated steam compartment r'or operating the various auxiliaries; and that the valves of the various outgoing lines or pipes will all be located at a convenient point relative to the locomotive-cab.

It is essential to employ saturated steam for the operation or certain auxiliaries because of the condensation or moisture necessary for the lubricators and the injectors; while on the other hand our improved turret with the adj acently arranged steam compartments or chambers helps to maintain the temperatures of the two qualities of steam and therefore likewise reduces the degree otcondensation heretofore encountered and therefore provides for greater etliciency.

We have illustrated what is believed to be the best embodiment of the invention, but modifications may be made without, however, departing from the spirit ort our invention.

VJhat we claim is 1. A steam turretcomprising a casing provided with separate chambers, each having inlet and outlet ports, the inlet of one chamber having connection with the saturated steam portion or an engine while the inlet of the other chamber has connection withthe superheated steam portion, a master valve mounted in said casing for controlling the inflow of saturated steam, and valves "for separately controlling the steam outlets from both chambers.

2. A steam turret for locomotives comprising a single casing provided with separate chambers arranged parallel with each other and having a single separating wall therebetween, the lowermost chamber havinga downwardly disposed inlet connected with the saturated steam portion of the locomotive while the other or upper chamber has an inlet connected with the superheated steam portion of the locomotive, a master valve mounted in said downwardly disposed inlet of the casing for controlling admission of steam into the saturated steam chamber, each of said chambers being provided with a plurality of steam outlets.

3. A steam turretfor locomotives con1prising a single casing having a flanged base for attachment to a locomotive boiler-shell and provided with a saturated steam inlet through said base, a valve in said inlet, said casing above tie base being provided with a pair of elongated chambers arranged in parallel relation, one above the other, a superheated steam inlet at top of the casing for admitting superheated steam in the upper chamber, and independently controllable outlets in each of said chambers.

4. A steam turret for locomotives comprising acasing rovided at the bottom with a flanged hub fldr attachment to a locomotive boiler-shell, a saturated steam inlet passage through said hub, a valve operablefrom above said casing and locatedin said passage for controlling said inlet, a pair of elongated steam chambers arranged in parallel juxtaposition one above the other, the lower chamber constituting a saturated steam chamber while the other or upper chamber constitutes a superheated steam chamber, both chambers having a plurality of steam outlet pipes connected therewith, valves for separately controlling said outlet pipes, and a superheated steam conduit leading from the front end throttle of the locomotive and connected with said superheated steam chamber.

5. A steam turret for locomotives comprising a casing provided with elongated chambers arranged one above the other, a flanged hub centrally located on the bottom for attachment on a locomotive boiler-shell and ported to admit saturated steam into the lower chamber from the saturated steam space of the boiler, a master valve located in the casing for controlling the admission of saturated steam, a flanged hub connected with the upper part of the casing for admitting superheated steam into the upper chamber, both'chambers being provided with a plurality of outlet valved conduits connected with the various outlets, and means whereby the valves of said conduits may be controlled from the cab of the locomotive.

6. A steam turret for locomotives comprising an elongated casing having a horizontally disposed partition intermediate of the top and bottom walls thereof whereby a pair of steam chambers are provided in parallel relation with each other, said chambers being provided with a plurality of outlets, the bottom of said'casing having a flanged hub for attachment to the locomotive boiler-shell, said hub constituting a saturated steam inlet communicating with the bottom chamber, a master valve insaid casing for controlling said inlet, a flanged hub on the upper part of the casing formed to provide a superheated steam 

